Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-28
YALE COMMENCEMENT.

The Glass Day Exereises-CIass Ora.
ton, Poem and the HistOries-Beau.
~, Gayety. Music and {" Rah, Ran,
Rah The Award of FelloWsh1P
PrtZes-The Ivy Planting and Sefe.
nades-ShOrt Speeches by senator EV-
arts and Presidents Dwight ana
POrter-The Senior PrOmenade-The
Brilliant Scene-The Exercises mt
Yale Law school to-day and at Sne1-
field Scientific school To-Nfght-So.
cial Events-Class Reunions Etcss
Etc., Etc.
Yale commencement is now in full blast.
The hotels are full of old graduates and many
of Yale's distinguished sons are here. Youth
and beauty graced the campus yesterday
also, and class aay exercises seemed to pos
sess an" equally potent charm for the
gray-bearded graduate and the young lady
with radiant eye and blushing cheeks. The
scene at Battell chapel in the evening was a
brilliant one. The beautiful chapel contained
a lovely array of fair faces, and many men
long since noted in their professions were
to be seen. The graduating class
marched in procession to the chapel, headed
by Wheeler 6 Wilson's band, and took seats
reserved for them. President Dwight offered
prayer, after which the class Grafton aid
poem were delivered, as is reported else.
where on our fourth page. At the close OF
the exercises President Dwight announced
the award of fellowship and prizes as fol-
lows
The Silliman fellowship is awarded to Henry S.
Washington of the class of 1886 of New Haven.
The soldiers memorial fellowship awarded to
Washington I. Hunt of the class of 1886 OF Column
The Douglas fellowship is AWARDED TO- Csret9 6nL
been aWaFded to Edward Bourne Of the class OF
1888 (reappointedl of New Haven; Wilbur L: Cross
the class of 1885 reappointed OF Gurleyvile and
John Bennetto of the class Of 1857 of New Haven.
The Larned scholarship for the class of 1886 is
The Larned scholarship for the class Of 1887 is
awarded to John H. Curtis of New Haven. o.,.
Additional Larned scholarships for the year 1887
ssIare awarded to Evans Woollen of the class of
1886, and Yam Phou Lee of the class of 1887, OF
The Clark scholarship for the class of 1886 is as
The Clark scholarship for the class of 1887 is as
signed to John H Curtis, of New Haven
trbSted By an unnamed donor for the study Of
Greek the year 1887 So in the American school of
Archaeology in Athens is assigned to Carl D. Buck
Of the class of 1886 of Bucksport, Me.
The Golden club medal for the class of 1887 is
The senior mathematical prizes have been
awarded as follows:
First prize of sixty dollars to Harry Lyme of
Second prizes of forty dollars each to William A.
Cornish of Gillette, N. j., and Frank d. Leff1ngwell
of Montclair, M.
The Scott prize in German is awarded to
William Xenophon Weed of Stamford, Conn,
of the senior class.
Special honors for scholarship are awarded
in the graduating class follows:
Two-YEAR HoNoRS.
In Ancient Languages Willoughby NJ. Babcock,
of New Haven; Thomas II. Curtis. of New Haven;
Clarence c. Ferris of Sound Beach, Conn; John
N. Poneroy of San Francisco, CAL, and Frederic
R. Whittlesey
In Natural and Physical Science-Frank D. LET
fingwell, of Montclair; John Leverett; William A.
Setchell of Norwich, Conn.
In Observation-Disclosures A. Cornish of Gillette.
N J.
ONE-YEAR HoNoRS.
In PhiIosophy-Gerald H. Beard of Chicago, ILL.,:
John H. Curtis Of New Haven; John G. Diehl of
Erie. Pa; William L. Phelps, of New Haven; Ed
ward T. Root of Springfield, Ohio.
In political science, history and -Willoughby
NJ. Babcock of New Haven, Alfred Colt of New
London, Conn; Henry A. Damn of Lancaster, Pa;
Yam Phou Lee of Fragrant Hills. China; Isaac G.
of Erie, Pa.
In English-Gerald II. Beard Of Chicago. ILL.,;
Carleton L. Brownson of New Canaan. Conn; John
H. Curtis of New Haven Co1n.: Yam Phou Lee of
Fragrant Hills. China; Clarence T. Morse of Chi
cago, ILL.,; William L. Phelps Of New Haven.
In natural and physical science-Edward w.
Goodenough Of Winchester; Paul Spencer Of Brook
Lew